Answer to Question #93405 in Biochemistry for Kylie

Question

What are the different types of ketone bodies? also mention the diseases in which
the amount of ketone bodies increases in the body

Answer 1

Ketone bodies include water-soluble organic molecules containing ketone groups. They are synthesized in the liver. Ketone bodies comprise acetone, acetoacetate, and beta-hydroxybutyrate. The amount of ketone bodies increases in type 1 diabetes mellitus, during alcoholism, prolonged starvation or salicylate poisoning.